Gaspe Peninsula Opens to Tourists in Quebec Journey
A Cedar Rapids Automobile club party reports a new scenic road around the Gaspe peninsula, Quebec. The 647 mile trip highlights French culture, stark coastal towns, windmills, crosses and shrines, and Victorian inns with no tourist rooms signs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaspe Peninsula
Province of
Quebec
RY Malcolm Thompson
France
Atlantic Seaboard
Glenn Johnson
Cedar Rapids Automobile Club
Gaspe
Johnson
Perron
Millet
St. Lawrence
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Europe
Riviere-au-Renard
Gulf of St Lawrence
Italy
Matapedia
Sean
Canada
St. Malo
New Brunswick
Maine Woods
United States
North-South forge grand slam in intricate bridge play
In a detailed bridge analysis, North confirms a rebiddable heart, plans a seven bid amid potential three aces and strong diamond discards, and executes a ruffing sequence to reduce losers. East regrets leading clubs, while North ensures safety by managing trumps and diamonds to enable the grand slam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
South
East
West
Jed
Ace
King of Hearts
South Opens Six of Clubs In Card Trick Play
In a bridge puzzle from 1835, South leads the six of clubs to force six of seven tricks. West ducks the three, East discards, and South captures with the queen. South then r signs with the ace of diamonds and four of hearts, exhausting West, with North taking the last spade trick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
West
North
East
Flowers And Gardens By Mrs J L Rhea A helpful guide to year round color
The article emphasizes designing a modest garden with continuous color using bulbous flowers and diverse groups. It highlights iris, day lilies, hosta, veronica, delphinium, poppies, phlox and related perennials for lasting bloom, color variety, and low maintenance. It advises selecting multiple varieties within each plant family for extended flowering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE de Et Et Mediaeul
Pontoon Bridge Built By Cedar Rapids Camp Students
At Camp Wapsie Y near Central City Cedar Rapids youths built a pontoon bridge across the Wapsie river using telephone poles saplings and planks. Fifty five campers directed by Ted Mansager cast 344 foot concrete anchors and attached steel cable to iron loops to form an eight by forty five feet crossing rated for 1200 pounds and a ten cubic foot displacement.
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Wapsie River
Camp Wapsie-Y
Cedar Rapids Y Camp
Central City
Cedar Rapids
Ted Mansager
Wapsieck
Garden in Bloom Emphasizes Varieties Over New Introductions
The writer notes a riot of color as plants in bloom daily with many good reed lings visible. The article argues for planting every proven strain and variety known to be reliable rather than chasing new introductions still in experimental or decorative stages.
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Firebrand
Apollo
Brilliant
Rynstroom
Gulls Disrupt Utah Valley Fruit Farms
Local gull influx disrupts fruit growers in Salt Lake and Utah valleys as birds hover over trees, strike fruit, and consume crops, challenging farmers facing damaged harvests and added losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake
Utah Valleys
Birds Feasting on Harvest in Cherry Trees Observed
Reports note birds perched in the tops of cherry trees, spreading wings to feed on fallen harvest and fruit within reach. The scene highlights a quiet moment of pest-like behavior as birds consume available produce.
This Little Woodchuck Went To The University
An amusing note from Ann Arbor details a Canadian woodchuck that hitchhiked to the University of Michigan with A. L. McDonald. The animal was turned over to Crystal Thompson of the university museum after arrival. The woodchuck then explored the stacks and gathered cloth bits to make a nest. In Sweden, all men under 50 have been asked to enroll in the reserve police corps with no pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
A. L. McDonald
Canada
McDonald
Crystal Thompson
University Museum
Chuck
Reserve Police Corps
Stockholm
Sweden
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Land of Mystery
Jacques Cartier
Baie Des Chaleurs
Rimouski
Riviereau-Renard
River of Foxes
Franklin D Roosevelt
Poe Ae
Chrysler
Arrow
Detroit
Plymouth
Hadad Master Service, Inc
Second Avenue and
Fifth Street
Dial
Brain Twister NO
J. L. Rhea
PHLOX
H. Thunbergi
Hosta
Funkia
Wapsie- Y
ASE
Woodchuck
The
University
Packard
MakKibben Motor Company
2Nd Ave
Hatier
Pennsylvania
Sears
Shere
Stueath
Camp Cothegety
3Rd Avenue
Roebuck and CO
Cedar Rapids, Jews
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